Sharks Acquire Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood From New Jersey

San Jose Sharks (

) General Manager Mike Grier announced today that the club has acquired goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for San Jose's own sixth-round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft.

Blackwood, 26, primarily spent the season with the Devils, appearing in 22 NHL games and earning a 10-6-2 record with a 3.20 goals-against average (GAA) and a .893 save percentage (SV%). He also played in two American Hockey League (AHL) games in the 2022-23 season with the Utica Comets, earning a 3.03 GAA, .891 SV% and a 1-1-0 record.

Over the course of his professional career, Blackwood has appeared in 152 NHL games, all with New Jersey, owning a 65-57-18 record, 2.97 GAA, .906 SV% and eight shutouts. He set career highs in wins (22), games played (47), and shutouts (three) during the 2019-20 shortened season. He has also played in 90 AHL contests between Utica, the Binghamton Devils, and Albany Devils, earning a 33-42-11 record with a 2.96 GAA and .896 SV% with six shutouts. In the 2018-19 AHL season, he was named to the AHL All-Star Classic.

Prior to his pro career, Blackwood played across three seasons for the Barrie Colts, recording a career 84-42-4 record, 2.94 GAA, .910 SV% and six shutouts in 139 games. In his rookie campaign with the team, he led all rookie netminders in games played (45), wins (23) and GAA (2.98), and was named to the OHL First All-Rookie team. He also played in 10 postseason games where he posted a 2.61 GAA and .904 SV%. In his final season with the club, he was named as the OHL Goaltender of the Year and OHL First All-Star Team in 2015-16.

Internationally, he has represented Team Canada at the 2019 World Championships where he helped win a Silver Medal and 2016 World Junior Championship.

The six-foot-four, 225-pound native of Thunder Bay, Ontario was originally selected by the Devils in the 2015 NHL Draft (second round, 42nd overall).